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Brief portrait of SWISS

As Switzerland's national airline, SWISS is committed to the highest standards of product and service quality. The airline flies some 16 million passengers every year to over 104 destinations all over the world.

From its hub in Zurich and the regional airports of Basel and Geneva, Swiss International Air Lines flies to 104 destinations in 48 countries: 79 in Europe and 25 overseas. There are 91 aircraft in the airline's fleet. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and a member of the Star Alliance.

SWISS is committed on various levels to the careful use of resources, and behaving responsibly towards the environment is a part of its corporate culture.

Management Board

Bruno Gehrig

Chairman of the Board

Harry Hohmeister

Chief Executive Officer

Roland Busch

Chief Financial Officer

Rainer Hiltebrand

Chief Operating Officer

Markus Binkert

Chief Commercial Officer

Extended Management Board

Oliver Evans

Chief Cargo Officer

Peter Wojahn

Chief Technical Officer

Lorenzo Stoll

Head of Western Switzerland

Fleet (as of 1 January 2015)

SWISS owns a total of 83 aircraft of the following types:

Aircraft type

Number

Aircraft type

Airbus A319

Number

5

Aircraft type

Airbus A320

Number

23

Aircraft type

Airbus A321

Number

8

Aircraft type

Airbus A330-300

Number

14

Aircraft type

Airbus A340-300

Number

15

Aircraft type

Avro RJ100

Number

18

Aircraft type

Total

Number

83

Wet-lease aircraft (as of November 2014)

SWISS complements its fleet with aircraft that are operated by wet-lease partners including crews.